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When Secretariat was loaded into post 10 for the 99th Kentucky Derby on May 5, 1973, at Churchill Downs, he was no sure thing to win – let alone go on and become the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and an American sports icon for all time.
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Champion Good Magic, who came up just shy in his appearance in the Kentucky Derby, is making a magical Derby debut as a sire.
Gerardo Corrales has picked up the mount on Raise Cain for Saturday's Kentucky Derby, trainer Ben Colebrook confirmed to Churchill Downs officials on Monday morning.
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The 15 minutes of mayhem after the renovation break Saturday turned into “all quiet on the Derby front” Sunday morning at Churchill Downs, with only a handful of the 20 prospective starters out to train this morning.
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Four years after recording what was then the second-biggest upset in Kentucky Derby history when Country House, at 65-1, was awarded first via disqualification, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott looks to pull off another surprise in Saturday’s 149th Run for the Roses with Rocket Can.
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Breeders’ Cup winners Elite Power, Cody’s Wish and Goodnight Olive all appeared on the Churchill Downs worktab Saturday morning, with two of those horses pointing to stakes here next weekend.
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Nine of the 20 confirmed starters for the 2023 Kentucky Derby, along with two others still hoping to draw into the field, got in their final works for the most important start of their careers Saturday at Churchill Downs.
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Skinner runs and trains like a colt who will relish the 1 1/4-mile distance of the Kentucky Derby, and he finished his six-furlong solo workout Saturday at Santa Anita like a colt who will deliver the best race of his career next weekend at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer Brad Cox, who trains one-fifth of the expected Kentucky Derby field, sent that strong hand out Saturday morning for their final breezes toward the race, now one week off, at Churchill Downs.
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Forte, the expected Kentucky Derby favorite, worked a half-mile in 50.09 seconds on Saturday morning at Churchill Downs, according to Daily Racing Form clocker Mike Welsch, the colt’s last piece of serious work prior to next week’s 149th Run for the Roses.
